SKED
4/17: Updated VENUE MAP! (If you don’t know where to go during festival hours, hit up our registration desk @ 66 W. 12th)
Full event descriptions (also linked below)!
TICKETS (unless otherwise noted, all events listed below require a festival pass)!
- Pre-festival - Saturday, 13 Apr 2013
- Daytime - Friday, 19 Apr, 2013
- Evening - Friday, 19 Apr, 2013
- Daytime - Saturday, 20 Apr, 2013
- Evening - Saturday, 20 Apr, 2013
- Daytime - Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013
- Evening - Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013
- Installations (20-21 Apr)
- Ongoing / Misc. (19-21 Apr)
- Screenings (20-21 Apr)
Pre-festival - Saturday, 13 Apr, 2013
@ Union Docs
7:30pm
322 Union Ave., Brooklyn
Suggested Donation: $9
Friday, 19 Apr - daytime (* = bring laptop)
2 - 2:45pm
- Jazz Drum Machine – Ben Lacker
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 806 - Noisemakers – Matthew Matthew (open studio recording for his installation = come join!)
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 821 - Handheld Recorder Ensemble – Byron Westbrook (RSVP only + note prerequisites)
- leaves from registration desk @ 66 W. 12th St. * Visualizing Hertzian Space – Brett Ian Balogh
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-404*postponed due to travel complications
2:45 - 3:30pm
- Noisemakers – Matthew Matthew (recording, continued)
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 821 - Handheld Recorder Ensemble – Byron Westbrook (RSVP only, continued)
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 806 * Visualizing Hertzian Space – Brett Ian Balogh (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-404*postponed due to travel complications
3:30pm
- Passing Stranger – Pejk Malinovski (Download the 95-minute audio tour to your phone or mp3 player. Bring it to St. Mark’s Church @ 131 E. 10th St. at this time. Pejk will meet you there to talk about the project, answer questions, and get you on your merry way.)
- Re-Wired – Amelia Marzec (demo)
- at registration desk @ 66 W. 12th
4pm - 4:45pm
- MeatRAVE – Britt Wray + Chris Wood (open studio recording for their installation = come join!)
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 821 - Rawllege Craydio – Avery Trufelman, Grace McCreight + Chelsea Stokes
- 66 W. 12th St, Room A-404 - The Urban Ear of Tony Schwartz – David Suisman
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - The Way Things Travel – John Roach + Aaron Moore (RSVP)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 804
4:45 - 5:30pm
- MeatRAVE – Britt Wray + Chris Wood (recording, continued)
- 55 W. 13th St., Room 821 - Hidden Sound – Julien Clancy
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Rawllege Craydio – Avery Trufelman, Grace McCreight + Chelsea Stokes (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St, Room A-404 - The Way Things Travel – John Roach + Aaron Moore (RSVP, continued)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 804
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Friday, 19 Apr - early evening
@ The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center (55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall)
7pm - 10pm
Tickets: $10 regular / $5 student (free to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders)
- The Truth with Jonathan Mitchell (live radio recording - bring your audio recorders to help document!)
- DeTrop
- Leif Elggren
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Friday, 19 Apr - late evening
@ 206 Lounge (206 Sullivan St., Manhattan)
Tickets: $10 (everyone)
Saturday, 20 Apr - daytime (* = bring laptop)
10:30 - 11:15am
- * Free Music Archive Remix Challenge – Andrea Silenzi (note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465 - Music, Machines and Meaning – Andy Cavatorta
- 65 W. 11 St., B-464 - Sounding Place, Placing Sound – The Sonic Ethnography Workshop
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615
11:15am - noon
- Good Vibrations – Johann Diedrick and Christie Leece (RSVP only)
- leaves from registration desk @ 66 W. 12th - * Free Music Archive Remix Challenge – Andrea Silenzi (continued, note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465 - Music, Machines and Meaning – Andy Cavatorta (continued)
- 65 W. 11 St., B-464 - Sounding Place, Placing Sound – The Sonic Ethnography Workshop (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615
noon - 1pm
- radio silence – Mickey Capper (demo of his installation)
- 65 W. 11th St., Room 458
1 - 1:45pm
- Improvisation Workshop – Mike Bullock
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615 - Radio Producer as Flâneur – Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible)
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - * Sounds Real: Telling Stories with Sounds – Kaitlin Prest + Brendan Baker (note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465 - The Cheapest Way Too … – Ed Bear (RSVP)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 1102 - Touchscreen – Jeff Kolar
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St.
1:45 - 2:30pm
- Improvisation Workshop – Mike Bullock (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615 - Radio Producer as Flâneur – Sam Greenspan (continued)
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Salvage – Anis Haron
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St. - * Sounds Real: Telling Stories with Sounds – Kaitlin Prest + Brendan Baker (continued, note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465 - The Cheapest Way Too … – Ed Bear (RSVP, continued)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 1102
2:30pm (until 3:45pm)
- Be a Kick-Ass Storyteller - Lea Thau / “Strangers“
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium
3pm (until 3:45pm)
- Christopher DeLaurenti
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St. - Good Vibrations – Johann Diedrick and Christie Leece (RSVP only)
- leaves from registration desk @ 66 W. 12th
4 - 4:45pm
- Do It Yourself Success: Plan your Dream Project – Eleanor Whitney
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615 - Graphic Ships to Sonic Shores – Jesse Ricke and Lisa Lee
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St. - The Way Things Travel – John Roach + Aaron Moore (warmup for performers)
- 55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall, Theresa Lang Student Center - * Urban Menagerie (or, A Zoo Without Walls) – Robin Amer (note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465 - Visualizing Hertzian Space – Brett Ian Balogh
- 65 W. 11th St., B-464
4:45 - 5:30pm
- Do It Yourself Success: Plan your Dream Project – Eleanor Whitney (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-615 - Footfollow – Brian House (demo of project)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-464 - Graphic Ships to Sonic Shores – Jesse Ricke and Lisa Lee (continued)
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St. - The Way Things Travel – John Roach + Aaron Moore (performance, open to public)
- 55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall, Theresa Lang Student Center - * Urban Menagerie (or, A Zoo Without Walls) – Robin Amer (continued, note prerequisites)
- 65 W. 11th St., B-465
5:30 - 7pm
- Andrea Seabrook (5:45 start)
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Blade Runner: Final Final Cut Pro MEGA Cut – Chris Collins
- CultureHub, 47 Great Jones St.
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Saturday, 20 Apr - early evening
@ The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center (55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall)
7pm - 10pm
Tickets: $10 regular / $5 student (free to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders)
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Saturday, 20 Apr - late evening
MEGAPOLIS Celebrates Localore: an After Party (sponsored by AIR)
@ Drom (85 Ave. A, Manhattan)
11pm - 4am
Tickets: $15 (free to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders, AIR staff, and Localore producers)
- Flutronix
- HAUSER/QUAID
- Experimental Noise Karaoke with Gambletron
- Andrew Vogt (Verboten)
Sunday, 21 Apr - daytime (* = bring laptop)
11 - 11:45am
- * Jazz Drum Machine – Ben Lacker
- 66 W. 12th St., A-510 - Music, Machines and Meaning – Andy Cavatorta
- 66 W. 12th St., A-618 - * Urban Menagerie (or, A Zoo Without Walls) – Robin Amer (note prerequisites)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-518
11:45am - 12:30pm
- Hidden Sound – Julien Clancy
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Music, Machines and Meaning – Andy Cavatorta (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-618 - * Urban Menagerie (or, A Zoo Without Walls) – Robin Amer (continued, note prerequisites)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-518
12:30pm
- Good Vibrations – Johann Diedrick and Christie Leece (RSVP only)
- leaves from registration desk @ 66 W. 12th - Re-Wired – Amelia Marzec (demo)
- at registration desk @ 66 W. 12th
1pm
- Nina Katchadourian
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - A Bicycle Built for Three – David Weinberg (tour)
- leaves from registration desk @ 66 W. 12th
2 - 2:45pm
- * Free Music Archive Remix Challenge – Andrea Silenzi (note prerequisites)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-518 - Hacking the ExiTrip – Ed Bear (RSVP)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 804 - Radio Producer as Flâneur – Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible)
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Rawllege Craydio – Avery Trufelman, Grace McCreight + Chelsea Stokes
- 66 W. 12th St, Room A-510
2:45 - 3:30pm
- * Free Music Archive Remix Challenge – Andrea Silenzi (continued, note prerequisites)
- 66 W. 12th St., A-518 - Hacking the ExiTrip – Ed Bear (RSVP, continued)
- 2 W. 13th St., Room 804 - Radio Producer as Flâneur – Sam Greenspan (99% Invisible) (continued)
- 2 W. 13th St., SJDC N-101: Kellen Auditorium - Rawllege Craydio – Avery Trufelman, Grace McCreight + Chelsea Stokes (continued)
- 66 W. 12th St, Room A-510
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Sunday, 21 Apr - afternoon
Closing Session @ The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center (55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall)
4pm - 6pm
Free to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders
- Kitchen Sisters w/ Sean Cole
- Selections of works created during the festival weekend
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Sunday, 21 Apr - early evening
DRINKS + PERFORMANCE
@ 206 Lounge (206 Sullivan St., Manhattan)
7pm (6pm doors)
Free
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Sunday, 21 Apr - later evening
CLOSING PERFORMANCE
@ CultureHub (47 Great Jones St., Manhattan)
8pm
Installations
@ the New School (see room/building below) - on view Sat Apr 20 + Sun Apr 21
Open to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders only
Call Your Sequencer – Tony Lim
- 55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall, D. Hirshon Suite- ECO(SOUND)SYSTEM – Peter McQuillan
- 65 W. 11th St., Wollman Hall - Echoes of Footprints – John Capogna and Louise Foo
- 55 W. 13th, 3rd Floor Skybridge - MeatRAVE – Britt Wray + Chris Wood
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-617 (Sunday only) - Noisemakers – Matthew Matthew
- 55 W. 13th Arnhold Hall, Theresa Lang Student Center - radio silence – Mickey Capper
- 65 W. 11th St., Room 458 - Speaking of Birds and Boundaries – Annie Berman
- 55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall, D. Hirshon Suite - The Hard-Drive - MEGAPOLIS NYC Staff / Hethre Contant
- the Air Space, 90 Fifth Avenue, first floor - The Idea of Space – Liz Bustamante
- 55 W. 13th St., Arnhold Hall, D. Hirshon Suite
Ongoing / Misc.
- And Then… – Katherine Gorman
- Footfollow – Brian House (demo scheduled Sat. 4/20 @ 65 W. 11th St., B-464)
- Passing Stranger – Pejk Malinovski (can download and take tour at will or Pejk will start your tour 4/19 - see schedule above)
Screenings
@ the New School (see room/building below) - on view Sat Apr 20 + Sun Apr 21
Open to MEGAPOLIS pass-holders only
- Acommunication – Jean-Michel Rolland
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-704 (Saturday only) - Ashes – John Kreitzber
- 65 W. 11th St., Room 458 - Chiayi Symphony – Stefano Giannotti
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-704 (Sunday only) - I, Tourist, NY – Angelica Piedrahita
- 66 W. 12th St., Room A-704 (Saturday only) - The Tower of Now – Daniel Jenatsch
- 65 W. 11th St., Room 458 - Zepelim: Plant Consciousness & Communication – Carlo António Ribeiro Patrão
- 65 W. 11th St., Room 458
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The 2013 MEGAPOLIS Festival is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The Festival also has been made possible by The New School, including their Media Studies department and Eugene Lang College.
With more support from these fine folks:
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